OPEN ACCESS POLICY

Open Access Policy

The Link Journal of Speech, Language & Audiology (JSLA) is committed to immediate, free, and unrestricted access to scholarly research. All articles published in JSLA are made available online immediately upon publication with no embargo period. The journal’s open access approach is intended to support timely dissemination of evidence, strengthen transparency and reproducibility, and maximize the reach and impact of research across precision and personalized healthcare.

JSLA adopts an open access model aligned with internationally recognized open access principles. Users may access and use journal content for any lawful purpose, including reading, downloading, copying, distributing, printing, searching within the text, and linking to the full text of articles, without financial, legal, or technical barriers and without requesting prior permission from the publisher or authors, provided that appropriate attribution to the original work is maintained.

Licensing

All articles published in JSLA are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows others to share the work in any medium or format and to adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that proper credit is given to the authors and the journal source, a link to the license is included, and any changes made are indicated. For further details see the licensing, Policy.

Access and Charges

Readers have complete and free access to all JSLA content. No registration is required to view published articles, and article downloads are available without charge. The journal does not levy subscription fees on readers or institutions.

JSLA operates on an open access publishing model supported through an Article Processing Charge (APC) that is applied only after acceptance. The APC is USD 100 (or equivalent in PKR) and becomes payable once a manuscript has successfully completed editorial and peer review processes and a formal acceptance decision has been issued. Any additional details, including administrative procedures or fee-related clarifications (where applicable), are described in the APC Policy.

Copyright

Authors retain full copyright over their published work in JSLA. By publishing in the journal, authors grant JSLA a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and disseminate the article online and through indexing and archiving systems under the CC BY 4.0 license terms, while the authors retain the freedom to reuse and share their work in accordance with the same license conditions. Journal Copyright Policy will guide the author in details.

 

Archiving and Availability

JSLA is committed to ensuring permanent access to all published content. Long-term digital preservation is ensured through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), which supports ongoing availability of published articles over time. Further details regarding preservation arrangements and continuity of access are provided in the journal’s Archiving Policy.

Compliance with Funders

This open access policy is intended to remain compatible with common funder and institutional open access requirements. Where specific funder-mandated conditions apply, authors are encouraged to review the journal’s licensing and archiving provisions to ensure that deposit, reuse, and attribution requirements are satisfied under the CC BY 4.0 framework.